Spring Training

++++++++++++++++++++ || Catcher || || || Matt Wieters had a terrific April last year before being sidelined with an elbow injury that required Tommy John surgery, a procedure typically reserved for pitchers. Backups Nick Hundley (now on the Colorado Rockies ) and Caleb Joseph handled the pitching staff capably, but neither brings as much with the bat. Though Wieters is starting the year on the disabled list, we expect a return to form, with Joseph as his backup. || || || First Base || || || There’s nowhere to go but up. In 2014, Chris Davis struggled mightily, hitting only .196 as he dealt with an oblique injury. Adding insult to injury, he was suspended for amphetamine...

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